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A cost-benefit analysis of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Andersen, Lykke E.

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This paper compares the Total Economic Value of standing Amazonian rain forest with the Net Present Value of alternative agricultural land uses. It is shown that, at the current level of deforestation, the potential benefits of deforestation are higher than the expected costs. As the level of deforestation increases, however, the global costs of deforestation will rise, and eventually pass the value of agricultural land. At that point, the international community will have to provide incentives to induce Brazil to preserve the remainder of its rain forest.

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Tipo
Estudo
Ano
1997
Instituição
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea)
Idioma
Inglês
Acesso
Acesso aberto
Identificador
oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/2137
Licença
Licença Comum
Abrangência
Floresta Amazônica

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